Investing

Early warning signs can keep workers comp claims from going off track

Workers compensation claims that deteriorate into costly, prolonged cases often show warning signs early, putting pressure on employers and claims org...

Sep 02, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Group health insurer margins thinned - and renewals will show it

MFA data shows medical costs outpaced premiums in the employer-group segment for the second straight year

Sep 02, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Water damage has the highest denial rate of any homeowners claim - it matters for every client

The most common home insurance claim is also the most likely to be disputed. The line between covered and excluded sits exactly where most homeowners...

Sep 02, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Northern Re crosses $1 billion in premium after growing capital

The reinsurer's committed capital has grown from $25 million to $325 million since its 2023 launch

Sep 02, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Employee benefits navigation gap is costing employers millions

'One quarterback' model can reduce healthcare waste and save clients money, insists Gallagher exec

Sep 01, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

New paid leave bill puts private insurance at the center

S.5017 would require states to partner with private entities to build paid leave programs. Brokers, take note

Sep 01, 2026 • 5 min read

Stocks

Reinsurers post near-record returns, but the numbers have a catch

Gallagher Re finds a record-low combined ratio and rising ROE masking a deteriorating underlying story

Sep 01, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Former Louisiana attorney charged in Hurricane Ida fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors allege Richard Huye and his law firm intercepted hundreds of hurricane claims without homeowners' knowledge

Sep 01, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Tokio Marine HCC hires cyber underwriting chief

He spent nine years at NAS Insurance before it became part of Tokio Marine HCC

Sep 01, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Savino leaves Trucordia to lead Australian cyber MGA's US launch

A veteran of the independent agency channel takes charge as Emergence brings its Australian underwriting model to American small business

Sep 01, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Siim Kallas Proved the Hard Work of Sound Tax Reform Pays Off

If America’s leaders today want to learn how to build a lasting system on the foundation of simplicity and neutrality, they should follow the Siim Kal...

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Markets

Can ChatGPT Forecast Stock Price Movements?

Large language models were not originally designed to forecast financial markets. Yet their ability to interpret context and synthesize complex inform...

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Mental health utilization is up - but employer spending fell 7% in 2025

The gap between rising demand and falling investment is widening, and brokers have a clear role at renewal

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

ACA premiums are rising again in 2027 - here's the broker conversation

A second year of double-digit marketplace increases is coming, and the risk pool math explains why it won't stop

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Stocks

Aon strikes $17 billion deal for USI, doubling down on the middle market

Broker's second mega-deal in two years values giant broker at around 14.5 x EBITDA

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

California drops subrogation curb, sparing homeowners another rate hit

Lawmakers shelved a wildfire proposal that insurers warned could add 10% to 20% to statewide homeowners' premiums

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

The Fed just doubled its AI risk warning. Here's what it means for US cyber insurers

Frontier AI poses the single most immediate threat to the global financial system

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Humana exits affect 600,000 members - brokers have weeks to act

Non-renewal letters land October 2 as industry-wide exits for 2027 surpass one million members

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Trust Is the ‘Moat’ Everyone Needs — and the One Most Founders Ignore

After spending the last several years in one of America’s least trusted, most opaque industries, the most competitive advantage is trust.

Aug 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Extraordinary athletes, ordinary content: why even Nike should make more of its talent

Nike’s former global editor, Dan Rookwood, argues that brands are leaving value on the table by wasting their allocated time with star athletes....

Aug 30, 2026 • 5 min read